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Amtrak Ridership

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) officially began service in May 1971. Amtrak serves more than 500 stations in 46 states and operates over a network of more than 21,000 route miles. Ridership is highly seasonal, with July and August being the highest volume months. In 2000, Amtrak introduced high-speed rail service in the northeast U.S., which helped increase ridership.

Amtrak Ridership

Sep-12

Sep-13

Amtrak Ridership

2,487,441

2,440,153

Percent change from same month previous year

- 1.3%

- 1.9%

NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.